12-26-2025, 07:10 PM
(12-26-2025, 11:34 AM)RoyTarpleysGhost Wrote: I was gonna post last night watching the Lakers play but was too lazy.
JJ Redick is Tom Thibodeau. He grinds and grinds to try and get as many regular season wins as possible. You could tell from the body language of the players last night, they are starting to tune him out. Everyone on the Lakers knows they are not good enough. They are tired of getting yelled at. Their win totals are not reflective of where they are in the Western Conference hierarchy.
edit: That roster is just bad. Not Redick's fault or Luka's fault. Not a single two way player on the roster. Rui, Reaves, Luka are some of the worst defenders in the league. Smart and Vanderbilts are zeros on offense.
It is weird there in LALA, they had a bad team before and after Luka got there. They got Luka because, well, he is Luka. You don't pass on that opportunity.
But it is like his early years with the Mavs, there is no supporting cast, no real sidekick, nothing.
The Mavs eventually excelled because they traded for the right players through the years. But Luka now is almost 27 and I doubt they will get anyone significant this year.
What is the plan next summer? Sure Lebron is off the books but what's next? They will have to pay Reeves or else start from the scratch. The West is brutal, many teams on the rise.
I also don't feel Lakers has been competent since dr Buss passed away, his daughter was saved by Lebron's decision to go there, and him convincing AD to join, then bringing all his old friends to join, the Covid title that has madsive asterik. That's it in past 13 years.
If Luka isn't super loyal, they will be on the clock next off-season, because without success in 2027 he can force out or just move in free agency.